Write a GREAT Book! 53 distraction into a daylong avoidance mechanism. If that’s your situation, you really should eliminate every possible time waster in order to get something done. Other writers are actually more productive when a certain number of distractions are available. You’ve got to 昀椀gure this one out for yourself from your personal writing style. You may need to waste some time now and then in order to use the rest of your time e昀昀ectively. So go ahead: read the paper, or play an online game. On the other hand, you may need to go cold turkey and eliminate every other possibility except for one—actually writing. Danielle Steele, one of the most commercially suc- cessful writers of all time, has 179 published novels and has sold over 800 million books. She also has seven chil- dren, and to avoid distraction she spends hours locked in a closet in order to write. She owns one of the biggest homes in the prestigious Paci昀椀c Heights district of San Francisco. Standing at the park above her home and look- ing down at her estate, one can really appreciate its enor- mity. Now picture her writing all those best- selling books and screenplays hiding in a tiny closet to avoid interrup- tions and distractions. If you have to go this route, just make sure there’s an adequate air supply! Note: there are in昀椀nite systems, ways, and processes to make your book happen. I am showing you a smorgas- bord of models to help you feel comfortable with one that can make you insanely successful.